H.M.L. [HILL MUSSENDEN LEATHES].

Chronological Sketch of the Kings of England.

London: John Hatchard and Son, 1847. Second edition. A Chronological Sketch of the Kings of England; from the Conquest to the Present Reign [sic]. With Anecotes for the Use of Children. "The following pages are the production of a boy of twelve years of age." 19.5cms x 12cms. All edges gilt. Pp.39, a few light spots, owner's name to front free endpaper. Red blind-stamped boards, gilt title to front, minor bump to top front edge. Scarce. VG.

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Book number: 51371

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Hill Mussenden Leathes Chronological Sketch Kings England History Children William Henry Beauclerc Stephen Matilda Richard John Edward Mary Elizabeth James Cromwell Anne George Victoria 52769 History: : British

ALLDAY, D. HELEN.

Insurrection in Wales. The Rebellion of the Welsh led by Owen Glyn Dwr (Glendower) against the English Crown in 1400.

Lavenham: Terence Dalton Limited, 1981. 0861380010. 1st edition. "Owen Gly Dwr (Glendower) could claim descent from the princely rulers of Northern Powys and from the royal rulers of Dinefwr in South Wales; educated in England he had fought beside the English in Scotland. But when the fires of rebellion finally ignited and he was proclaimed Prince of Wales by the assembled patriots he accepted the role as his hereditary right.." Pp.xii/182, frontispiece map + 38 black & white illustrations, maps to endpapers. White cloth, dustrapper slightly rubbed with 1cm tear to top front edge. VG/G+.

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Book number: 43226

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Allday Insurrection Wales Rebellion Welsh Owen Glyn Dwr Glendower Welsh History War English England 45571 History: : British

ALLINGHAM, MARGERY.

The Oaken Heart.

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1941. 1st edition. "In 1941 she published The Oaken Heart, based on letters written to American friends and shaped into a book at the suggestion of Doubleday, her American publisher. Under a light disguise of fiction, it records the life of D'Arcy House and its neighbourhood as they adapted to war and the threat of invasion. The book was intended to stir America into joining the Allies in the fight against Germany."(MargeryAllinghamorg). Pp.276, owner's name to front free endpaperlight spotting to endpapers and pages slightly toned. Red cloth, dustwrapper has edge tears with small losses but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

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Book number: 39075

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Margery Allingham Oaken Heart Letters American Friends World War II Ww2 Auburn Village Life Countryside Second World War Essex 40033 History: : British

ANON.

The Register of the George Cross. (Revised edition).

Exeter: BPCC Wheatons Ltd, 1990. 0906324173. Second edition (revised). "Brief biographical details are given, together with a photograph in most instances, and this book, in addition, contains accounts of the actions in which the awards were won." Pp.151. Blue cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 44461

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Register George Cross Gallantry British Medal Award History 45883 History: : British

ATKINSON, DIANE.

Suffragettes (London Connection No.12).

London: Museum of London, 1988. 0904818284. "A fascinating insight into the dramatic and sometimes violent campaign for Votes for Women waged by the militant members of the women's suffrage movement, the Suffragettes". 20cms x 21cms. Pp.16, illustrated throughout with black & white photos, ownership inkstamp of City of London Police Museum to bottom of final page. Illustrated card covers. G+.

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Book number: 44638

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: At Kinson Suffragettes Votes Women Suffrage Millitant Action Pankhurst Family 46143 History: : British

BABINGTON, ANTHONY.

The English Bastille. A History of Newgate Gaol and Prison Conditions in Britain 1188-1902.

London: Macdonald, 1971. 1st edition. Newgate Gaol "the most dreaded and most sinister of prisons, not only because of its close association with the gallows at Tyburn and the whole grussome ritual of public execution, but also on account of the brutal treatment accorded to its inmates and the atmosphere of filth, squalor, depravity and disease in which they were forced to live." Pp.250, owner's name to front free endpaper. Brown boards, dustwrapper has wear to spine edge. VG/VG.

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Book number: 51911

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Babington English Bastille History Newgate Gaol Prison Conditions Britain Punishment Rituals Debt Prisoners John Howard Utilitarians Elizabeth Fry Reform 53193 History: : British

BEAVERBROOK, LORD. / TAYLOR, A.J.P. (EDITOR).

The Abdication of King Edward VIII.

London: Hamish Hamilton,1966. 1st edition. A narrative of Beaverbrook's own part in the King's Affair. Provides a vivid, day-by-day record of the crisis as Beaverbrook saw it unfold around him and includes a number of scathing attacks on Baldwin and others whom the writer regarded as the King's foes." Pp.122, black & white photo frontispiece + 29 further photo illustrations. Purple cloth, dustwrapper has small chip to top edge next to spine but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+.

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Book number: 50848

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Lord Beaverbrook Abdication King Edward VIII Wallis Simpson Royal Family Politics Biography 52290 History: : British

BERLIN, MICHAEL.

A History of The Worshipful Company of Farmers. The First Fifty Years 1952-2002.

Chichester: Phillimore, 2001. 1860771696. 1st edition. Limited edition of 1000 of which this is No.43. "Its late foundation, by comparison with related companies such as the Butchers, Poulters and Woolmen, probably relates to the lack of business interests by farmers in the City of London. This changed after the Second World War, when the Chairman's Committee of the Agricultural Fund of the British Red Cross and the Society of St John decided to establish 'The Company of Agriculturists', later known as the Farmers of the City of London, with a Grant of Livery on 10 June 1952." 25cms x 19cms. Pp.xiv/114, 4 colour photo plates + 52 black & white photo illustrations, limited edition number to copyright page, list of subscribers. Green cloth with gilt title and motif to front and gilt title to spine, yellow dustwrapper with colour illustration to front. VG/VG.

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Book number: 41266

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Berlin History Worshipful Company Farmers Livery Company City London Education Training Charity Hospitality Good Works Hall Project 42387 History: : British

BIRCH, WALTER DE GRAY.

Domesday Book. A Popular Account of the Exchequer Manuscript so Called, with Notices of the Principal Points of General Interest which it Contains..

London: SPCK, 1887. 1st edition. Pp.viii/328/4(publisher's catalogue), pencil annotations to front and rear inner endpapers and to some margins, spotting to ads to end. Blue bevelled cloth, gilt titles to front, minor wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

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Book number: 51370

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Birch Domesdayy Book Exchequer Manuscript Arundel Cottonian Cambridge Exeter History Land Jurisdictions Tnures Church Worcester 52768 History: : British

BOWLE, JOHN.

England. A Portrait.

London: Readers Union, 1968. 1st Readers Union ed. An historical portrait of England. Pp. 9/262. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w with slight chippings to spine and edges. VG/G.

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Book number: 12476

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Bowle England Portrait Historical A6166 History: : British

BRECHIN, DEREK.

Georgian London. Discovering London. 6

London: Macdonald, 1969. 1st ed. "How to find the London of Queen Anne and the first two Georges in present-day London". Pp.110, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover slightly rubbed. G+.

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Book number: 28814

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Brechin Georgian London Discovering London Anne British History 26003 History: : British

BRIGGS, ASA. (EDITOR).

Gladstone's Boswell: Late Victorian Conversations. (By Lionel A. Tollemache and other documents.)

Sussex: The Harvester Press, 1984. 1st ed. Introduced and edited by Asa Briggs. ".. is a text of central importance not only for students of the great Liberal Prime Minister but for anyone interested in the ideas and attitudes of the Victorians." Pp. 25/229, portrait frontis, 2 b/w illustrations. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w slightly creased at edges. VG/G+.

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Book number: 15834

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Briggs Gladstones Boswell Late Victorian Conversations Illustrated A10352 History: : British

BRITTAIN, VERA.

England's Hour. (Signed).

London: Macmillan & Co.Ltd, 1941. 1st edition. A vivid impression by the author of "Testament of Youth" of civilian life under fire. Pp.xviii/301, frontispiece + 7 further black & white photo plates, inscribed by the author "Inscribed for Edith Freeman with greetings & best wishes. Vera Brittain. February 17th 1941" to front free endpaper, slight toning to front free endpaper. Red cloth, bleached to top of spine affecting title and also to base of spine. Dustwrapper darkened and worn with edge losses to top and tail of spine corresponding to bleached areas of boards. G+/Fair.

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Book number: 45030

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Vera Brittain Signed Englands Hour World War II Ww2 British Social History Wartime Bombing Evacuation Children Air Raids 46513 History: : British

BROOKE, CHRISTOPHER.

A History of Gonville and Caius College.

Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1985. 0851154239. 1st edition. "Alongside the internal history of the college, there is much to illuminate the greater worlld outside its walls; in many cases we can see the workings of national politics through the eyes of the provincial world of the universities, and thus gain a new perspective on the affairs of court and capital in the period up to the 18th century.." Pp.xvi/354, 24 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. VG/VG.

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Book number: 51942

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Brooke History Gonville Caius College Cambridge University Educationlegge Elizabethan English CIVIL War Branthwaite Cosin Dell Bagge Dr Brady Restoration Roberts Masters Religion Learning 53224 History: : British

BROWN, ALAN WILLARD.

The Metaphysical Society. Victorian Minds in Crisis 1869-1880.

New York: Octagon Books, 1973. 0473910081. Rep. Contents include: 1.The Model and the Spirit: The Cambridge "Apostles"; 2.Knowles and Tennyson; 3.The Founding of the Society; 4.The Forms and the Substance; 5.The Crucial Press; 6.Theists and Churchmen; 7.Tationalists and Scientists; 8.Critics and Philosophers; 9.Victorian Journalism and the "Contemporary Review"; 10.Knowles and the Triumph of the "Nineteenth Century"; 11.The Threads of Discourse; 12.Matter, Spirit, Truth, and God: "Chaos, Cosmos"; 13.The Promise and the Hope; 14.Liberalism and Pluralism. Appendices: A. The Members of the Metaphysical Society; B. The Minute-Book; C. The Papers of the Metaphysical Society; D. Notice of the Dissolution of the Metaphysical Society. Pp.xviii/372, owner's name to front free endpaper. Dark blue boards. VG.

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Book number: 51691

Catalogue: History: : British

Keywords: Brown Metaphysical Society Victorian Minds Crisis Cambridge Apostles Knowles Tennyson Theist Churchmen Rationalists Scientist Philosophers Critics 53053 History: : British